Replying late to this thread,
I must admit that Marc's words ''when I'm dead & buried'' did bring a
tear to my eye. I hope to see his postings for as long as I live!
Brian's idea of compiling the mails is brilliant. I should also follow
him. I think we will title the folder as 'Marc Vellat's Sermons'.
Best regards,
Asad
Karachi, Pakistan.
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008
> 15:03:10 -0500> Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Non dog to doghouse cooler
> conversion.> > Marc,> > I also appreciate you sharing your VW knowledge.>
> Writing a book is a huge undertaking and I certainly> understand not wanting
> to do that. I do, however,> keep many of your emails in a folder for future
> reference.> I plan on compiling some emails into a binder for> reference in
> my garage. If my computer dies, I'd like> to have access to the VW knowledge
> being passed along.> > You mention force-feeding VW trivia to your son. Does>
> he enjoy the air-cooled VW hobby?> > One thought on converting a single-port
> engine to an> external oil cooler with a modified dog-house fan housng.>
> Wouldn't you still want to use the wider dog-house fan> instead of the SP
> fan? It seems that if you modify the> dog-house fan housing as you suggest to
> correct the> air-flow direction; more air-flow would be better.> > Brian> '65
> Convertible> '67 Ghia> '73 Super> > ----- Original Message ----- > From:
> "marc vellat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> To: "Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion
> List" <[email protected]>> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 3:08 AM>
> Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Non dog to doghouse cooler conversion.> > > Thanks
> for the kudos, good to know I'm helping.> I'll never get around to writing a
> book, but I figure> that thanks to the Internet I'll be able to share a> lot
> of what I've learned over the years with future VW> fanatics even when I'm
> dead & buried. I've force-fed> my son VW trivia since he was 5 (he's 23 now)
> and he's> retained a respectable amount, hopefully he'll be able> to take on
> the responsibility of filling in the gaps> when I finally succumb to
> Alzheimer's ;)> > I had an afterthought about your cooling-system>
> question...long ago it was thought by most (myself> included) that removing
> the stock cooler from a SP and> replacing it with an externally-mounted tube
> & fin> unit would be an upgrade - turns out that when you do> that you end up
> with wasted air flow to the base of> the LH cylinders and an overall INCREASE
> in engine> operating temperature. The doghouse fan housing has> internal
> vanes which even out the distribution of> cooling air...if you were to take
> one of those and> skin off the doghouse, and patch over the slot that> feeds
> air to it, an external cooler could be used to> advantage. You could still
> use the narrow SP fan with> this setup, too, so the doghouse shroud would be
> the> only stock part you'd need to hunt down.> > --- asad ishaque <[EMAIL
> PROTECTED]> wrote:> > >> > Marc!> >> > Im convinced not to go ahead or plan
> such a> > conversion. I will save this post for reference> > along with all
> your (and quite a few others')> > earlier posts.> >> > I really admire your
> knowledge when it comes to> > explaining things. I am just wondering, have
> you> > ever thought of writting a book??? Or maybe a> > detailed website on
> VW tech???> >> > Not a joke but a very serious idea which must be> >
> considered. Or if you dont have time on hands maybe> > your posts can be
> compiled as a Q&A collection?> >> > On a local wheels related website I am
> regarded> > as the VW master despite my rants I know nothing. I> > always
> tell them, wait till you see Marc Vellat's> > posts!!!> > Best wishes,> >> >
> Asad> > Karachi, Pakistan.> >> > > Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:19:39 -0800>
> From:> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]>> > Subject: Re:
> [vintagvw] Non dog to doghouse cooler> > conversion.> > If your case is
> small-passage (all> > pre-B6 singleport> cases were) it'll also be> >
> single-relief - not the best> for a doghouse cooler> > since it lacks the
> better cooler> overpressurization> > feature of the dual-relief case,> but
> you can still> > convert to doghouse if you want -> just don't rap> > the
> engine out when it's cold,> especially if you're> > running high-viscosity
> oil.> Singleport cases have> > 6mm holes in the cooler mounting> "ears",
> those'll> > have to be drilled out to 8mm to fit> the doghouse> > adapter.
> The short singleport 6mm cooler> stud will> > need to be replaced with a
> longer one -> better to> > drill & tap the case for a proper 8mm stud.> Most>
> > importantly, to put a doghouse cooler adapter (or>> > even a 111 117 021E
> large-passage SP cooler) on a>> > small-passage case you'll need a pair of
> conversion>> > seals - the only way I know to get them is in a 111>> > 198
> 029 kit...it'll contain two seals and three>> > washers - you won't need the
> washers for this>> > application, they're for putting a small-passage> > 111>
> 117 021 cooler on a large-passage case.>> > Besides the doghouse fan shroud,
> you'll need the> > two> pieces of exhaust ductwork and the front tin> > with
> a> window in it (or you can cut one in your> > existing> tin), the "Hoover
> bit" which seals off the> > bottom of> the cooler AND the wider cooling fan
> for> > full effect.> > My personal opinion is that for a> > stock/near-stock>
> 1300, 1500 or 1600 SP there's not> > enough benefit to> warrant the
> conversion (assuming> > all of the engine> compartment seals are intact, of>
> > course)...but the> climate's pretty mild where I> > live, it'd probably be>
> worthwhile in the hotlands.>> > > > --- William Richardson <[EMAIL
> PROTECTED]>> > wrote:> > > You will also need the doghouse shroud,> >
> assorted> > tin, and a later cooler > > to go along> > with the adapter.> > >
> > Bill> > > > asad ishaque> > wrote:> > > Guys,> > > > > > > > > I was just
> going> > thru the Chirco parts website> > and noticed> > something. They say
> you can swap a> > nondoghouse> > setup to a doghouse setup by using the> >
> adapter> > from later engines.> > > > > > Heres a link:> > > >> > > >> >>> >>
> http://www.chircoestore.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=36_571&products_id=4303>>
> > > > > > > This thing was going thru my mind lately> > as I> > had seen a
> doghouse engine without the> > shroud at the> > junkyard. If this is possible
> then> > I think all Id> > need to locate would be an> > adapter, a nice oil>
> > cooler (new ones not> > available here unfortunately so> > Id hafta rely
> on> > my junkyard hunt skills) and a> > doghouse style> > fanshroud. Is that
> it???> > > > > > Im amazed that> > if this is true then why is this> > not
> advocated> > during rebuilds?? Gain is also> > significant as> > number 3
> cylinder would be safer from> > heatup> > compared to the earlier style
> setup.> > > > > > Ill> > just add in this post that the Chirco> > website
> has> > a very comprehensive and detailed> > account of an> > engine rebuild.
> > > > > > > > > >> >>> >>
> http://www.chircoestore.com/catalog/article_info.php?articles_id=53&phpMyAdmin=YTPm0DRoHY8NltGLzO4MoKYyvH0>>
> > > > > > > One thing I expected more from this> > article was> > details o
> setting the rocker geometry> > which it> > conviniently skips.> > > > > > > >
> >> > Best wishes and regards to all,> > > > > > Asad> > >> > Karachi,
> Pakistan.> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> >>> >>
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